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Tibor Toth, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L-R) brief the media during celebrations... View Photo »
Executive Secretary of the Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO, Tibor Toth, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, from left, attend a ceremony to mark the 15 th anniversary... View Photo »
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Head of the Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO, Tibor Toth and Austrian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Wolfgang Waldner, from... View Photo »
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L) speaks with Austria's Foreign State Secretary Wolfgang Waldner during the 15th anniversary of signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBTO) on February 17, 2012 at the UN headquaters in Vienna. View Photo »
(From left) Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, CTBTO Executive Secretary Tibor Toth and Austria's Foreign State Secretary Wolfgang Waldner arrive for 15th anniversary of signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty... View Photo »
Austria's Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger, his wife Margit, Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and his wife Anna Maria Corazza (R-L) arrive at the traditional Opera Ball (Opernball) in Vienna, February 16, 2012. View Photo »
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt arrives for the traditional Opera Ball in front of the state opera in Vienna, Austria on Thursday Feb. 16, 2012. View Photo »
Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, left, dances with her husband Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, right, during the traditional Opera Ball at the state opera in Vienna, Austria on Thursday Feb. 16, 2012. View Photo »
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt delivers the government's annual statement on foreign policy during a parliamentary session in Stockholm on February 15, 2012. Bildt called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down to avoid a civil war and... View Photo »
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (L) listens to Carl Bildt, Swedish minister of foreign affairs, during a panel discussion at the 48th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 3, 2012. The... View Photo »
Sweden's Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, right, addresses the delegates while Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych listens on, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives will join for the 48. Munich... View Photo »
Carl Bildt, Swedish minister of foreign affairs, participates in a panel discussion during the opening day of Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 3, 2012. The Security Conference is a three-day event bringing together top... View Photo »
(L-R) President of Azerbaijan Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev, EU Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, Michael Diekmann, chairman of the board of management of Allianz SE, Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, and... View Photo »
(L-R) Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, and Carl Bildt, Swedish minister of foreign affairs, participate in a panel discussion during the opening day of Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern... View Photo »
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (L) looks at Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister of Sweden during the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 3, 2012. View Photo »
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton (L) speaks with Swedish Foreign Affairs minister Carl Bildt (C) and EU General Secretary for Foreign Affairs Pierre Vimond on January 23, 2012 prior a... View Photo »
Swedish Foreign Affairs minister Carl Bildt (L) speaks with his counterparts from France Alain Juppe (C) and Croatia, Vesna Pusic (R) on January 23, 2012 prior to a Foreign Affairs Council at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. The Council will discuss... View Photo »
Swedish Foreign Affairs minister Carl Bildt (L) speaks with UK Secretariat of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague on January 23, 2012 prior to a Foreign Affairs Council at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. The Council will discuss... View Photo »
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L-R) gestures past his French counterpart Alain Juppe and Croatian counterpart Vesna Pusic during the European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels January 23, 2012. View Photo »
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L-R), French counterpart Alain Juppe and Croatian counterpart Vesna Pusic attend an European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels January 23, 2012. View Photo »
Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (help·info), KCMG (born 15 July 1949) is a Swedish politician and diplomat. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006. He has also been noted internationally as a... Full Article
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L) speaks with Austria's Foreign State Secretary Wolfgang Waldner during the 15th anniversary of signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBTO) on February 17, 2012 at the UN headquaters in Vienna.
View Photo »(From left) Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, CTBTO Executive Secretary Tibor Toth and Austria's Foreign State Secretary Wolfgang Waldner arrive for 15th anniversary of signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBTO) on February 17, 2012...
View Photo »Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt arrives for the traditional Opera Ball in front of the state opera in Vienna, Austria on Thursday Feb. 16, 2012.
View Photo »Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, left, dances with her husband Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, right, during the traditional Opera Ball at the state opera in Vienna, Austria on Thursday Feb. 16, 2012.
View Photo »Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt delivers the government's annual statement on foreign policy during a parliamentary session in Stockholm on February 15, 2012. Bildt called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down to avoid a civil war and expressed Sweden's concern about the...
View Photo »Tibor Toth, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L-R) brief the media during celebrations for the 15th anniversary of the...
View Photo »Executive Secretary of the Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO, Tibor Toth, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, from left, attend a ceremony to mark the 15 th anniversary of CTBTO in Vienna, Austria,...
View Photo »Austria's Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger, his wife Margit, Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and his wife Anna Maria Corazza (R-L) arrive at the traditional Opera Ball (Opernball) in Vienna, February 16, 2012.
View Photo »Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (L) listens to Carl Bildt, Swedish minister of foreign affairs, during a panel discussion at the 48th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 3, 2012. The Security Conference is a three-day...
View Photo »Sweden's Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, right, addresses the delegates while Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych listens on, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives will join for the 48. Munich Security conference from Friday, Feb. 3...
View Photo »Carl Bildt, Swedish minister of foreign affairs, participates in a panel discussion during the opening day of Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 3, 2012. The Security Conference is a three-day event bringing together top defence and diplomacy officials...
View Photo »(L-R) President of Azerbaijan Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev, EU Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, Michael Diekmann, chairman of the board of management of Allianz SE, Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, and Carl Bildt, Swedish minister of...
View Photo »High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton (L) speaks with Swedish Foreign Affairs minister Carl Bildt (C) and EU General Secretary for Foreign Affairs Pierre Vimond on January 23, 2012 prior a Foreign Affairs Council at the EU...
View Photo »Swedish Foreign Affairs minister Carl Bildt (L) speaks with his counterparts from France Alain Juppe (C) and Croatia, Vesna Pusic (R) on January 23, 2012 prior to a Foreign Affairs Council at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. The Council will discuss Iran and its nuclear programme,...
View Photo »Swedish Foreign Affairs minister Carl Bildt (L) speaks with UK Secretariat of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague on January 23, 2012 prior to a Foreign Affairs Council at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. The Council will discuss Iran and its nuclear programme,...
View Photo »Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L-R) gestures past his French counterpart Alain Juppe and Croatian counterpart Vesna Pusic during the European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels January 23, 2012.
View Photo »Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L-R), French counterpart Alain Juppe and Croatian counterpart Vesna Pusic attend an European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels January 23, 2012.
View Photo »(L-R) Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, and Carl Bildt, Swedish minister of foreign affairs, participate in a panel discussion during the opening day of Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 3, 2012. The...
View Photo »Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (L) looks at Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister of Sweden during the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 3, 2012.
View Photo »Foreign Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt, left, Government Minister of Israel Yossi Peled, center, and Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi, right, stand together while opening an exhibition remembering Raul Wallenberg in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. The centennial...
View Photo »Foreign Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt delivers his speech while opening an exhibition remembering Raul Wallenberg in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. The centennial exhibition, 'Man Amidst Inhumanity' remembers the legendary Swedish diplomat Raul Wallenberg, the rescuer of...
View Photo »Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L) , Yossi Peled, Israeli Minister Without Portfolio, and Hungary's Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi (R) stand front of a picture of Raul Wallenberg at the opening ceremony of the Wallenberg Year in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest, January...
View Photo »Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Wallenberg Year in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest, January 17, 2012. The exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who had helped save...
View Photo »Swedesh Foreign Minister Carl Bildt delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the exhibition of Raul Wallenberg at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest on January 17, 2012.
View Photo »Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi (L) and his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt listen to explanations at an exhibition on Swedish Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest on January 17, 2012.
View Photo »Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L) speaks with Austria's Foreign State Secretary Wolfgang Waldner during the 15th anniversary of signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBTO) on February 17, 2012 at the UN headquaters in Vienna.
View Photo »I am prepared to go along with that
You might say that the crisis has been caused to a very large extent by people not respecting the rules that are already there ... if they don't abide by the previous rules it doesn't make much sense to impose new rules
We need more Europe, but not more Europes
In some respects we have a twin-speed Europe. We have the growing economies of northern Europe and the indebted economies of southern Europe. That is the way it is at the moment
